HarborWalk condos that take advantage of beautiful wharf views
Many of the buildings were once used for industrial storage. Now, they are used for luxury condos.
After leaving an Italian dinner in the North End on a warm summer evening, you may feel like you need to go on a walk. If so, walk along the Boston HarborWalk, which traces the outline of the area’s old wharves.
In the past you would have seen people working on these wharves. Today, you can find leisure boats tied up and once-industrial buildings turned into luxury condos. Tourists and locals walk along the HarborWalk to the aquarium, to get on a Duck Tour, or to get perfect views of the harbor.
There’s Union Wharf and Commercial Wharf, to name a couple of the major ones.
Union Wharf began part of its construction in the late 1700s, but its present-day form wasn’t created until 1845. It was used as a steamship port, according to the National Park Service and in the mid-1900s it was used for storage. In the 1970s, it was converted to housing.
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See historic photos of the North End’s development.
Commercial Wharf had a similar trajectory. It was built in the 1830s and, according to the HarborWalk’s website, was a “busy mooring area for working clipper ships.’’ The buildings on the wharf were used for storage, and now are used as luxury condos.
Here are some of the condos with breathtaking views available for sale (as of July 13, 2015):
This 977-square-foot condo is in a new building on Battery Wharf and has one bedroom and one and a half bathrooms. The $1,250,000 condo has a private balcony looking out to the ocean and valet parking. It’s a quick walk to the North End, the Financial District and Downtown Boston.
This one-bedroom, one-bathroom, 1,067-square-foot penthouse is for sale on Commercial Wharf with views of the harbor. The $875,000 condo was built in a historic 1832 building and has a loft area, which could make a guest bedroom or office.
This two-bedroom, one-and-a-half bathroom, 1,180-square-foot condo is near Union Wharf and has a private wraparound terrace. The $1,699,000 condo is in a building that was built in 1911. It has floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors with access to the deck from almost every room and a kitchen with stainless steel appliances and marble floors.
In the same building as the apartment above, this unit is just a little bit bigger with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and 1,530 square feet. This $2,199,000 condo also has a deck and beautiful views of the city.
This one-bedroom, one-and-a-half bathroom, 958-square-foot condo is near Commercial Wharf and has views of the North End and the Zakim Bridge. It is going for $1,500,000 and has an expansive living room with floor-to-ceiling windows. The building was built in 1917.
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